TradeWinds Wavelength - a weekly shipping news show

Craig Eason

Regular updates on the top stories in the shipping industry from the editoral team of leading maritime news outlet TradeWinds. Hosted and produced by Craig Eason and the TradeWinds editorial team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. 4D AGO

    The VLCC mega orderbook, and why Scorpio Tankers is bucking the trend

    In this week’s episode: TradeWinds newbuilding team Lucy Hine and Irene Ang dissect the mega ordering of VLCCs. Read more: Shipowner Evangelos Marinakis inks 11 VLCC newbuildings at Hengli. Read more: Scorpio Tankers not ordering more VLCCs, says Robert Bugbee. Intertanko calls on governments to be stronger in tackling the shadow fleet, arguing that the latest seizures will reveal how bad the ships are. Read more: Tanker seizures set to reveal the state of the shadow fleet. And wine tasting with a shipowner at his own vineyard. TradeWinds visits Odfjell Vineyard. Read more: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast payback Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional reporting from: Lucy Hine, Irene Ang, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry. A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min

  2. FEB 6

    The VLCC aggregator unnerving analysts, and sentencing the manslaughter master

    In this week’s episode: The Solong captain found guilty of manslaughter has been sentenced, but questions remain unanswered Read more: Russian master jailed for six years for fiery North Sea collision caused by ‘complacency and arrogance’ The Sinokor VLCC buying spree has analysts asking questions. Here’s why Read more: Charterers on the hunt for period VLCC deals as ‘the aggregator’ eyes more assets Introducing shipping’s Guiding Stars who you think are making a difference Read more: ‘Competitive edge’: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast payback Capturing shipping’s CO2 emissions and burying them in concrete Read more: CEO of carbon capture firm Seabound wins Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur award Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional editorial input from: Matt Coyne, Paul Peachey, Holly Birkett, Eric Priante Martin A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  3. JAN 30

    Conflict and risk as US forces gather off Iran

    IIn this week’s episode:  Energy shipping in the Middle East is on alert after Trump sends naval forces to threaten Iran. Read more: Iran official threatens ‘control over’ Hormuz traffic as Trump brandishes ‘massive armada’ The captain of the Solong testified in London courts about the incident in which his ship collided with a laden tanker, resulting in the death of a seafarer. Read more: Russian master denies falling asleep before North Sea collision Even more seafarers are found to have been lured from online shipping recruitment sites and kidnapped to work in illegal scam centres. Read more: Vanishing Chinese seafarers spark fears over criminal gangs catfishing victims Granular. Holly Birkett’s regular look at the dry bulk market as she focuses on the impact of unseasonal weather on trade.  Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional editorial from: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Holly Birkett and Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast The Wavelength archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    25 min

  4. JAN 23

    Greenland, Davos and identity theft at sea

    In this episode: Davos: Greenland and why can't Europe act like the US and sieze dark fleet tankers an their oil Read more: Trump’s ‘surreal’ threat to seize Greenland puts container shipping on notice Read more: Polar perspective puts new spin on Trump’s Greenland grab A Greek shipowner has success in getting its tanker off the US sanctions list Read more: US removes Altomare from blacklist after Greek shipowner hit with ‘comprehensive identity theft’ ITF issues annual figures on seafarer abandonment figures and they look worse than ever. What's happening? Read more: ‘Nothing short of a disgrace’: Seafarer abandonments hit new record And the lobby group promoting the use of liquid natural gas as a fuel, Sea-LNG turns 10. What next as the fuel debate goes on? Read more: LNG fuelling ‘cleared for take-off’ with bio-methane uptake ‘exploding’, SEA-LNG says Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Lucy Hine, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    30 min

  5. JAN 16

    Crude delights?

    IIn this episode: Eric Priante Martin takes a peek into the tanker markets that have begun to react to the impact of Donald Trump’s moves on Venezuelan crude and Iran. Read more: US-seized tanker emerges off Venezuela as two sit in Texas waters. Where will the latest land? Paul Peachey has been in the UK courts listening to the trial of Captain Vladimir Motin, charged with manslaughter after his boxship, the Solong, rammed into an anchored laden tanker, creating a fireball. Read more: Jury shown moment of fiery collision in North Sea that killed seafarer Huaqing Ma followed the case of a missing seafarer who thought he had a job offer to join a ship, only to disappear, believed to have been abducted to work in an illegal call centre compound in Cambodia. Read more: Are criminal syndicates kidnapping seafarers to work in scam call centres? The wife of a missing Chinese sailor believes so Host and producer: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante Martin, Paul Peachey, Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min

  6. JAN 9

    Venezuela

    In this week’s episode: Holly Birkett and Matt Coyne dissect what’s been going on in Venezuela and how it is likely to impact tanker markets, plus Claire Jungman from Vortexa on the impact on China. Read more:  Trump uses old Latin America playbook to bring new dimension to geopolitical uncertainty Read more: Venezuela-to-China oil flows slowed by US pressure on departures, Vortexa says The Singapore investigation into the allision of the Hafnia Nile with a dark fleet VLCC in 2024 has pointed the finger at the fatigue and actions of the officer on the Hafnia product tanker. Karen Ng examines the report findings. Read more: Fatal collision between Hafnia tanker and dark fleet VLCC unpicked in safety report And Craig Eason talks to Rene Kofod-Olsen, chief executive of V.Group, on the company’s decision to purchase decarbonisation technology advisory Njord from Maersk Tankers and what it says about the evolution of ship management. Read more: V.Group takes over fuel-efficiency firm founded by Maersk Tankers Host: Holly Birkett Producer: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Yannick Guerry, Matt Coyne, Karen Ng, Huaqing Ma and Craig Eason A TradeWinds/DN media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    23 min

  7. 12/19/2025

    TradeWinds person of the year 2025

    In this episode: TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray introduces the “Person of the Year.” Read more:  ‘Person of the Year’: Chen Jianhua has resuscitated a shipyard giant to leave Korean rivals ‘very worried’ Odfjell chief executive Harald Fotland explains why the Norwegian tanker owner has gone it alone with its own green corridor. Read more:  Odfjell signs biofuel offtake deal with Petrobas to launch its own green corridor UAE shipowner Astro Offshore explains the group’s huge fleet expansion. Read more: From 25 to 50 ships in a year — and Astro Offshore CEO says expansion is far from over ..... and who would you have for dinner? We preview your wish list dinner invites. Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional editorial: Julian Bray, Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante Martin A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    29 min

  8. 12/12/2025

    Venezuela is on Trump's mind

    In this episode: US forces seize tanker laden with Venezuelan crude. What does this mean for shipping and the battle against the dark fleet? Read more: US sanctions six VLCCs as Trump ramps up pressure on Venezuela Read more: US draws up hit list of Venezuela-linked tankers as more seizures planned Another Ukrainian drone attack on a sanctioned tanker in the Black Sea. Shipping warned to watch out for unexploded drones Read more: Video shows explosions as Ukraine targets alleged dark fleet tanker Read more: Sanctioned, Ukraine-hit tanker evacuated again after bungled salvage operation On location. TradeWinds enjoys a Singapore anchorage and sees a hull cleaning operation up close Read more: ‘Last Breath’ moment drives engineer to swap human divers with hull-cleaning robots Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min
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Regular updates on the top stories in the shipping industry from the editoral team of leading maritime news outlet TradeWinds. Hosted and produced by Craig Eason and the TradeWinds editorial team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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